每天三分钟学英语 第529期:英文入口即化怎么说?如何描述菜肴的味道?（在线收听）

A: Americans don't eat that much pork belly besides bacon. How does the red braised pork belly taste?

美国人除了培根不怎么吃五花肉。这个红烧肉味道如何？

B: The pork is fatty on top and lean on the bottom. It's rich and tender. The fat melts in your mouth. The dish is salty and sweet and perfectly balanced.

这个猪肉上面很肥，底部很瘦。肥的入口即化。这道菜是咸甜口的，味道非常均衡。

Fatty

脂肪含量高的，肥美的

音标：[?f?ti]

大家想一想：哪些食物

可以用这个词来形容呢？

来用Fatty造个句子：

① I got a fatty piece of steak. It hardly tasted like steak.

我吃了一块肥美的牛排。它尝起来不太像牛排。

② Keep the fatty skin on to give the meat more flavor.

表面那层肥的皮留着，可以给肉带来更多风味。

Rich and tender

味道浓郁且软嫩

这里rich指食物味道的浓郁

比如：奶油冰激凌，肥腻的肉

形容一个肉好吃可以用tender

我们用Rich and tender

来试着描述一下肉和蛋糕：

① I had the beef in the slow cooker all day. It's so rich and tender.

我把牛肉放在慢炖锅里炖了一整天。味道非常浓郁，并且很软嫩。

② The chocolate cake is rich and tender. It goes great with a glass of milk.

这个巧克力蛋糕味道浓郁又柔滑。和牛奶是绝配。

Melt in your mouth

入口即化

① The meat was cooked to perfection. It just melted in my mouth.

这个肉煮的恰到好处。在我嘴里入口即化。

② The cookie was so soft it melted in my mouth.

这个饼干好软，入口即化。